From that land he went to Assyria and built the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah,

So they went to see Zerubbabel and the heads of the clans and said, "Let us join you in building the Temple. We worship the same God you worship, and we have been offering sacrifices to him ever since Emperor Esarhaddon of Assyria sent us here to live."

Assyria has also joined them as a strong ally of the Ammonites and Moabites, the descendants of Lot.

Assyria can never save us, and war horses cannot protect us. We will never again say to our idols that they are our God. O LORD, you show mercy to those who have no one else to turn to."